Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-12
CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. Dr. Leonard WoOlsey Bacon at United Church ChapeI-An Impress sive DIscOurse-Jottings From Other S0nctuaries.

Rev. Dr. Leonard WOOlsey Bacon at
 United Church Chapel-An Impress
 sive DIscOurse-JOttingsF From other
 Sanctuaries.
 The Temple street chapel of the United church was filled yesterday with many ex- pectant listeners to hear again Rev. Dr. Leonard Woolsey Bacon impressively in his own interesting way conduct the service ot the day. In reading parts in the twentieth
 and twenty first chapter of the gospel of St.
 John the speaker made every word and sen tence clearly understood by anticipating ana
 correcting any possible wrong or uncertain impression they might give. It was sur- prise to the hearers, after being made acquainted thoroughly with the deep signi- fcance of the three meetings of Christ with his disciples after his resurrection, and their alternate fear and hope as their new concep- tion of eternal life dawned in them, that the Rev. Dr. chose for his text Peter's words, II % fishing" With these words, Ee said, Isaac Walton prefaced his book on the de- lights and rules of angling for fish in brooks and rivers, and ministers and others used them in the same of-hand careless way in speaking of vacation hours, but in no such sense did the apostle Peter utter them. His strong, though at times wavering faith in Christ as the son of God, the worlds saviour, was at this time most sorely tried, as was that of all the other apostles, and of the six fellow fishermen who went with him. This was their regular avocation, and they returned to it now that their Lord and Mas ter seemed to have gone away from them and that his precepts, his suffering and death seemed all in vain. Most graphically their toiling ali night and until the day dawn without success was described. Jesus o4oI,s k1,okF him, but knew him not. He speaks to them, Cast your net on the other side and you shall find" yet they do not recognize their risen Lord At this miraculous filling of the net, the fire on the shore, the fish laid there on and the kind invitation to "come they see and believe. Attention may be called to the great lesson of Peter's words, fI go to my accustomed work and duty" Do this and believe, and in all our life we are sound and safe. Great solsmn1- ty peryaded the assembly as the preacher in- culcated powerfully the lesson. In the prayers and sermon all the different ages and conditions of those present and absent had appropriate remembrance. The orphans in the galleries, the old, middle aged and young were tenderly and fttingly remember ed. The service was one of marked good eff feet, acceptable and profitable. Those seat ed in the former lecture room, opening into the main room, failed to hear wien the speaker dropped his voice to a low tone, but generally all present heard easily. The sing ing by the congregation, as usual, made all partakers in the service.
 Rev. MT. Sawyer, assistant minister, preached at St. Paul's church last evening.
 Rev. MT. Backus, of Plainville, preached at the Church of the Redeemer yesterday l The Sunday school, MT. Prudden reassembled for the first time after the summer vacation. Rev. Dr. Todd is expected to occupy his pulpit next ! Sunday.
 Rev. MT. Rogers preached at the First l church yesterday.
 Rev. Arthur Phelps occupied the pulpit of l the Calvary Baptist church. In the morning | he preached most excellent discourse, his | subject being Temptations" I